Articles by Claire Swedberg

Partnership extends contracting reach Until 2004, HBO’s West Coast office was at the top of a Century City, Calif., high-rise. The office—where decisions were made and original television programs and movies were screened—was due for a change, according to HBO’s director of West Coast facilities, David Greenwood. READ MORE

KNOWLEDGABLE CONTRACTORS HAVE AN ADVANTAGE: training has given them the leg up for decades. But as technology changes and the needs of end-users evolve with it, ensuring your electricians can provide the best quality work is more difficult. Skilled training requires more effort than it used to. READ MORE

Adams, Berwick Join for Hospital Addition One of the largest construction projects in the city of Pueblo, Colo., the four-story tower and cancer unit measures 220,000 square feet. Connecting them is the Healing Garden for use by cancer patients. The electrical contract was approximately $7 million, but the overall cost was $59 million. Construction began in 2003 with St. Mary-Corwin’s bed tower. READ MORE

Across the United States—Cities See Their Span in Lights LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) ILLUMINATION offers a host of advantages to port authorities, cities and counties with large bridges. LEDs use less power than traditional lamps, rarely need to be replaced, and provide unlimited options for color and color combinations. READ MORE

Power Services and Natelco modernize private school with the environment in mind MEMBERS OF THE SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL COMMUNITY feel a responsibility to the earth. They wanted embrace this Quaker value within their private, Washington, D.C.-area facility, which has educated high-profile students, including children of presidents and ambassadors. READ MORE

ONE YEAR AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA STRUCK, the landscape of New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast may be permanently altered. The damage caused by severe flooding and catastrophic winds has made the rebuilding process very difficult. “Mississippi was wiped clean by the winds,” said one New Orleans contractor. READ MORE

Apprentices entering the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) Local 26 in Lanham, Md., will be enrolling in the best kind of training available, according to JATC officers there. The new facility—which replaces the current International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) offices and JATC classrooms in Washington, D.C.—is one of the finest in the country. READ MORE

Imagine an electrical contractor meeting a homebuyer at the builder’s sales office. The contractor walks through the plans for the new house and asks the homeowner for a description of his lifestyle, the way he wants to use his home, what he expects it to be able to do. READ MORE